all the hsbc group was on notice, as early as 2001, that hsbc affiliates were sending the hidden iranian transactions through the accounts in the united states, nobody did anything to step it for years. >>reporter: lawmakers were told they maintained an account for the taliban after 9/11 and an account in 2008 for a known syrian terrorist connected to assad regime and the senator is recommending they lose access to u.s. marks and analysts say if they do not police themselves, analysts say this is more punitive than any fine or criminal charge against them. >>shepard: thank you, catherine, from washington, dc. >> with us is the fox news senior judicial analyst, and the lawyers. this is a lot, judge. >>judge napolitano: this is very troubles. we start with the observation that this is the second largest bank in the world and the largest in europe and they have accesses of close to $3 trillion, and if they are barred from engaging in banks in the united states, that would be a severe, almost catastrophic punishment, but think what they have done: they have violated laws which have serious c